We had our medeival unit celebration last night. What a wonderful time! We began our night with a feast: fresh baked bread with honey and herb butter, cheeses, quail from the King's own forest (chicken), wild boar (spiral ham), roasted parsnips, carrots, onions, rutabagas, and other vegetables, roasted potatoes and fresh greens, all from the King's own garden.
To begin, we had a formal Presentation of the Salt to the high table. Following that we had the Uppercrust Ceremony where the upper crust from a loaf of bread was presented to the most honored guest,hence our term "uppercrust" today. The last ceremony before the Procession of Platters was the Laverer and Aquamanile Ceremony in which the Laverer would help the guests to wash their hands by pouring warm water from a pitcher called an Aquamanile into finger bowls filled with spices and herbs.
For our entertainment, Princess Rosemund (Haley) sang O Come, All Ye Faithful in English and Latin. Sir Eric recited and performed The Duke of Plaza-Toro by W. S. Gilbert, a poem from Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera, The Gondilier, in which they made fun of the nobility. Princess Rosemund ended it all by singing and playing Be Thou My Vision, an ancient Irish hymn written in the 8th century.
Then the roasting of the Jester (Dad) began. The wits of the Jester were pit against the wits of Princess Rosemund and Sir Eric in Stump the Chump. Each contestant had an easy button from Staples in front of them. I asked twenty questions about historical people or events in the Middle Ages and whoever hit their button first and gave the right answer scored ten points. Sir Eric was our winner!
We finished off our night with castle pies and tea and coffee. It was a lot of work, but it was worth every memory.
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